Fireball European Championship at Unione Velica Maccagno - Day 2

Waiting for the wind on day 2 of the Fireball Europeans at Maccagno © Frank Miller

DJ and Vyv doing a bit of boat tuning during a postponement on day 2 of the Fireball Europeans at Maccagno © Frank Miller

The fleet rose early for an 8.30 am start but the morning breeze failed to materialise, leading to a four hour postponement.

At the afternoon regrouping there was a further short postponement before a 4/5 knot southerly breeze filled in and sailors were sent out to a race area about 3km downwind where better wind was expected.

Unfortunately the breeze went from light and patchy to non-existent and Fireballers started to paddle for home before being picked up on long tows and taken ashore.

There followed a further postponement ashore as there was a prospect of wind associated with severe weather systems in middle Europe coming to Maccagno but it was not to be.

So places remain the same with DJ Edwards and Vyv Townend the leading boat in the series.

Full results so far can be found here.